In regard to economic forecasting, we've seen the difficulties in the past that the government has had in providing accuracy. When you take a look south of the border at the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, have they been able to better forecast future economic trends and conditions than the executive branch of government? Have they been closer to the mark, especially in this last period?
We've seen how widely off the mark our last budget forecasts with the executive branch here in Canada were. I believe they were estimating 2.4% growth for this coming year; they've downgraded it this year to 1.7%, and it now appears that economists are saying 1.1%. Was the Congressional Budget Office better able to provide accurate information than executive branches? In other countries that have offices such as yours, does the level of accuracy tend to be more accurate than that provided by projections from the executive branches of government?